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Stock Car Brasil Toyota Corolla

Front-engined · Naturally aspirated V8 · Downforce 1/5

Stock Car Brasil Corolla: the same front-engined, rear-drive V8 layout as the Cruze, wearing Toyota bodywork. Strong torque against limited grip means the rear tyres decide when you can commit to the throttle.

Brake in a straight line, rotate the car, then feed the throttle in as the wheel opens.

Symptoms this car reads differently

Pushes on entry
Front-drive mass on the nose. Slow the release; do not add lock that the tyre cannot use.
Runs wide on power
Drive goes to the front. Wait for the wheel to unwind.
Falls off over the stint
Front tyres decide the stint.

What this car's answers lean on

Compared with other Production cars

  1. Free changes — driving, not setup used more than on most cars like it
  2. Tyre pressures used more than on most cars like it
  3. Anti-roll bars used more than on most cars like it
  4. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
  5. In-car driver aids and gearing
  6. Camber, toe, caster
  7. Damper clicks
  8. Differential and engine braking
  9. Spring rates

What you cannot change on this car

  • The differential is fixed on this car.
  • Engine braking is not adjustable on this car.
  • This car has no adjustable aerodynamics.
  • Total brake pressure is not adjustable on this car.
  • Gearing is fixed on this car.
  • No third spring on this car.
  • No adjustable bump stops on this car.
  • This car has no dampers with that adjustment.